Data

Boston U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   2,217   2,253   2,255   1,903   2,153   1,584   1,462   1,830   1,782   1,855
    Female   2,453   2,690   2,704   2,402   2,430   2,079   1,867   1,952   1,984   1,935
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,462   2,645   2,737   2,585   2,505   2,150   2,033   2,329   2,406   2,398
    Hispanic or Latino   282   293   291   243   214   190   170   182   176   160
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,072   2,239   2,318   2,176   2,112   1,761   1,677   1,934   1,954   1,971
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   3   2   3   1   1   7   4   7   6
      Asian   431   403   388   397   387   376   348   366   359   350
      Black or African American   129   154   168   132   120   115   106   101   110   90
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   3   2   3   2   1   3   4   2
      White   1,387   1,562   1,644   1,546   1,507   1,199   1,141   1,388   1,395   1,455
      More than one race   121   114   113   96   94   68   74   72   79   68
    Unknown ethnicity and race   108   113   128   166   179   199   186   213   276   267
  Temporary visa holders   2,208   2,298   2,222   1,720   2,078   1,513   1,296   1,453   1,360   1,392
  Science and engineering   4,106   4,183   4,241   3,661   3,951   2,924   2,658   2,996   3,031   3,115
    Science   3,254   3,301   3,336   2,863   3,102   2,417   2,145   2,257   2,329   2,297
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,283   1,233   1,265   1,186   1,126   1,099   1,053   809   982   964
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   25   13
      Computer and information sciences   606   633   486   220   461   294   196   202   172   165
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   62   66   62   50   48   6   7   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   319   348   355   354   359   339   301   90   82   60
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   9   22   40   35   45   32   81   71   76
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   255   240   233   227   230   55   38   216   218   222
      Psychology   225   230   265   232   198   139   138   171   140   158
      Social sciences   496   542   648   554   645   440   380   604   560   572
    Engineering   852   882   905   798   849   507   513   739   702   818
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   253   262   240   226   211   77   82   179   167   164
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   246   264   272   225   272   166   185   258   258   329
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   59   54   74   68   71   30   36   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   182   179   177   159   164   118   129   143   125   161
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   58   79   90   68   80   57   28   53   47   53
      Other engineering   54   44   52   52   51   59   53   106   105   111
  Health   564   760   718   644   632   739   671   786   735   675
    Clinical medicine   339   430   506   371   392   505   471   626   575   496
    Other health   225   330   212   273   240   234   200   160   160   179

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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